Friends of Kootenay Blog
Access stories and photos about the natural and human history of Kootenay National Park and Columbia Valley Includes highlights about the Friends of Kootenay National Park activities and programs.
Blogs
Ian McTaggart-Cowan: The Legacy of a Pioneering Biologist, Educator and Conservationist
Posted: February 28, 2015
Illustrated with a few photos from Kootenay National Park including a Wolf chasing a butterfly by Alan Dibb
This book traces the early history of biological exploration and discovery in British Columbia and Canada’s Rocky Mountain
national parks. One man, Ian McTaggart-Cowan, was at the centre of that history as an explorer, educator, advocate of wildlife and wilderness values and pioneer conservationist. Read more »
Great Grey Owl
Posted: June 2, 2014 
Great Grey Owl seen this spring near Invermere, BC - by Larry Halverson
South eastern British Columbia has more kinds of owls than any where else in Canada - a total of 14 species, ranging in size from the tinny Northern Pygmy Owl to the largest of all the North American owls, the Great Grey. Great Grey Owls are not that common but they have nested in Kootenay National Park. Read more »
Endangered Frog Takes a Leap Forward
Posted: May 27, 2014
Dr. Purnima Govindarajulu, chair of the Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team is all smiles as over 2000 tadpoles were released into the Columbia Valley Marshes. by Larry Halverson
The endangered Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens), the most at-risk amphibian in British Columbia, is taking a leap forward on its path to recovery, largely due to the coordinated work of the Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team. Read more »
What's Up - Crocus
Posted: April 17, 2014
Prairie Crocus is locally common in grasslands and dry meadows of the Columbia Valley
by Larry Halverson April, 13, 2014
Crocuses are usually the first of the spring flowers as they often push their way up through snow. Read more »
Great Canadian Parks - Kootenay National Park
Posted: March 21, 2014 
Great Canadian Parks video avaiable for viewing until March 29, 2014 at TVO
"In 1985, Kootenay, Yoho, Banff, and Jasper national parks together with Mount Robson, Mount Assiniboine, and Hamber provincial parks were designated UNESCO’s Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, one of the largest protected areas in the world. Read more »
Avalanche Control - Kootenay National Park
Posted: March 13, 2014
Canadian Rockies Highway Avalanche Control - Kootenay National Park - March 10, 2014 Parks Canada
Travel by air through Kootenay National Park (Highway 93S) with our Visitor Safety Specialists as they perform helicopter explosive control. Read more »
Vibrissae
Posted: February 26, 2014
Red Squirrel with long vibrissae by Larry Halverson
They are called vibrissae or more commonly known as whiskers. But the whiskers on this Red Squirrel are different from what men grow on their chin. Read more »
The Great Backyard Bird Count
Posted: February 13, 2014
Determined Wild Turkey by Larry Halverson
“Everyone’s favorite midwinter bird count is happening this February 14–17, and for the second year in a row it’s open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Read more »
